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Up in the edublogosphere

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

Thank you to EdTech, which just named this site as one of the year’s 50 Must-Read Higher Education Technology Blogs.  It’s excellent to be in such fine company, especially since this blog is so young. buy aciphex online buy aciphex … Continue reading →

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Americans doing more politics through social media

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

In 2012 Americans conducted more political activity online than ever before, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.  This is significant stuff, especially for educators. First, the numbers are impressive: “39% of adults do political … Continue reading →

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Reversing the future

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

John Crowley, brilliant writer of splendid speculative fiction, meditates on the future in the most recent Lapham’s. I’d like to draw attention to two main points, beyond the brooding lushness of Crowley’s prose. buy suhagra online buy suhagra no prescription generic First, … Continue reading →

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Mobile, MOOCs, and more thoughts on the future of education

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

I was interviewed about the future of education a couple of weeks ago.  Mostly I brood over mobile and MOOCs. buy vilitra online buy vilitra no prescription generic There’s an audio version, too.

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On Cypherpunks

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

I just published a review of a recent book on digital surveillance and cryptography.  Cypherpunks is co-written by four activists, including Julian Assange.  A very exciting, provocative book, which I recommend. In a nice coincidence, or a sign of timeliness, … Continue reading →

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American social media users, the latest Pew info

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

Which Americans are using social media, and how?  The excellent Pew Internet and American Life Project updates us with useful information, especially for educators. Some traditional patterns persist, such as youth being a strong indicator of social media use, and … Continue reading →

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MOOCs instead of open education

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

I’ve been talking about open education with academics for the past year and a half.  I try to put everything out there: open education resources (OER), open access scholarship, open source software, open courses.  My NITLE colleague Lisa Spiro formulated nine (9) … Continue reading →

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Storytelling with Cowbird

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

I’m starting to experiment with the Cowbird digital storytelling platform.  Here’s one little story.

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Open education and liberal education

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

A couple of days ago I presented to the AAC&U annual conference on recent research about open education in the liberal arts world.  Here are my slides. [slideshare id=16176507&w=479&h=511&sc=no] Openedu from Bryan Alexander I was surprised by some of the … Continue reading →

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The online migration continues: health care update

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

Call it a portrait of America in digital transition.  For an example of American life removed from Silicon Valley, we might do well to consider the ways we interact with the health care sector. For all of its use of … Continue reading →

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